Bushido, Samurai Saga

Bushido, Samurai Saga (武士道残酷物語, Bushidō zankoku monogatari), also titled Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai and Cruel Tale of Bushido, is a 1963 Japanese drama and jidaigeki film directed by Tadashi Imai. It was entered into the 13th Berlin International Film Festival where it won the Golden Bear. It continues to receive critical acclaim, often considered one of the better samurai pictures ever filmed.

Bushido, Samurai Saga
Film poster
Directed byTadashi Imai
Written by
  • Norio Nanjo
  • Naoyuki Suzuki
  • Yoshikata Yoda
Produced byHiroshi Okawa
StarringKinnosuke Nakamura
CinematographyMakoto Tsuboi
Edited byShintaro Miyamoto
Music byToshiro Mayuzumi
Production
company
Toei
Distributed byToei
Release date
  • 28 April 1963 (1963-04-28)
Running time
122 minutes
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese
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